Barbara Borko is a graphic designer and art director who treats every project like the only one. Custom, boutique, and unique.

Barbara Borko is a graphic designer and art director who treats every project like the only one. Custom, boutique, and unique.
Barbara Borko is a graphic designer and art director who treats every project like the only one. Custom, boutique, and unique.

Her work plays best with people and brands who want the real, made-to-order thing. Not a template, not the same as every one else’s and not something you can generate with a prompt. She moves freely between branding, art direction, print, and packaging … and doesn't stop at the screen. A good idea might end up on paper, on canvas, or built into a space you can walk through. She leads the work and collaborates often: with brands, other studios, and experts outside design. And if you have an idea, she'll make it something you can see, hold, or stand inside.

Samsung Austria, Liechtenstein royal family, the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS), NGI, Dr. Heinekamp, and Edition Hotels by Marriott.

TRUSTED BY

Branding and Art Direction

You've got a brand, or the start of one. Barbara gives it a face, a voice, and the rules to keep it itself everywhere it shows up. From the first idea to the details nobody notices but everybody feels.

WHERE SHOULD WE START? 

Print and Packaging

You want something people can actually hold. Menus, labels, books, packaging - designed down to the last millimetre, so it feels as good as it looks on the shelf.

Collaborations

Come with an idea, or let her pitch you one. This is where Barbara’s expertise meets yours. And somewhere in the middle is a project neither of you could've made alone.

OUT IN THE WORLD

Library bar menu

A 16-page cocktail menu was created for Library Bar, a concept bar within the Edition Hotels group, inspired by the atmosphere of an old library. The menu includes custom initials, short stories about each cocktail, and unique illustrations that reflect the mood and ingredients of every drink, all bound in a real camel leather cover… More.

PRINT AND PACKAGING

Varno v šolo,
PoTUJ trajnostno

The "Safe to School, Travel Sustainably!" communication campaign was developed as part of the CityWalk 2.0 Ptuj project to promote sustainable ways of travelling to school… More.

CAMPAIGN

Manga menu

A cocktail menu was created for Library Bar in Abu Dhabi in the style of Japanese manga, combining storytelling with the cocktail experience. The menu features ten short stories inspired by the head bartender Ryan's journey through Japan… More.

PRINT AND PACKAGING

Segula Customs

The visual identity is based on one simple design element: the line. Inspired by the movement of light, it became the foundation of the branding system for Segula Customs… More.

BRANDING AND PACKAGING

Chilly Clamp

The interactive identity for Chilly Clamp is built around modularity, flexibility, and connection, reflecting the brand's core values of strength, stability, and versatility. The logo is created from modular elements of the P22 Blox typeface, allowing it to adapt into different compositions and applications… More.

BRANDING

Magu sparkling wine

A label was designed for two winemakers who are family-connected - one is a father, the other a father-in-law.… More.

PRINT AND PACKAGING

Zèbre vinyl

This vinyl cover was designed and illustrated for artist and composer Nick Acorne. The cover artwork combines photography and vector graphics in a collage, with chaotic lines symbolizing the complex rhythms and multilingual lyrics,… More.

PRINT AND PACKAGING

MEDIA

Marketing Magazine / Časnik Večer / Cosmopolitan, Super Znamka / Grazia / Journal Slovenija / City Life, 24ur.com / New Edge Mag / rtvslo.si / Gorenjski Glas

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Fiverr Pro Top Seller

2024, 2025, 2026

Zagreb Design Week

2026 Finalist for 4 projects, Croatia

2025 Finalist for 2 projects, Croatia

7th Brumen

2015 Finalist, Biennial of Visual Communication Slovenia

EXHIBITIONS AND LECTURES

Fear of Creativity

lecture in collaboration with the researcher Polonca Borko, 2024

Refleaf

Group exhibition Maribor Art Walk, in collaboration with Studio Kresal, Studio Habitat, 2024

Slovenian Heritage

Solo exhibition at Puppet Theatre Bookstore, Ljubljana, 2019

In Between

Group exhibition at Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria, 2017

Sex Dialogues

Group exhibition at Yermilov Center, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2016 

@designneeds

Barbara’s running design diary since 2016. Studio work, apartment renovation, and whatever catches her eye along the way. If it's well-designed, it probably ends up here.

SIDE QUESTS

@slovenianheritage

A love letter to Slovenian heritage - its craft, lore, patterns, and the details worth keeping. Where she's from, in pictures.